Somalia - Access to basic handwashing facilities

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population)

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population) in Somalia was 19.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 7 years was 19.01 in 2020, while its lowest value was 19.01 in 2013.

Definition: The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2013 19.01
2014 19.01
2015 19.01
2016 19.01
2017 19.01
2018 19.01
2019 19.01
2020 19.01

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban population)

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban population) in Somalia was 31.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 7 years was 31.87 in 2020, while its lowest value was 31.87 in 2013.

Definition: The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2013 31.87
2014 31.87
2015 31.87
2016 31.87
2017 31.87
2018 31.87
2019 31.87
2020 31.87

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population)

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Somalia was 24.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 7 years was 24.95 in 2020, while its lowest value was 24.43 in 2013.

Definition: The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2013 24.43
2014 24.50
2015 24.57
2016 24.65
2017 24.72
2018 24.79
2019 24.87
2020 24.95

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention